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FB Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)

FBK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christopher Holmes
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Christopher Holmes: $3,946,912 → $3,766,403 (4.6% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 54.6:1 → 47.9:1 (12.3% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is FB Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Christopher Holmes, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, came to $3,766,403 in fiscal 2025. Holmes' total was 4.6% lower than the $3,946,912 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was FB Financial's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.9% support at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in FB Financial's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Amerant Bancorp Inc., Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Bank OZK, BankUnited, Inc. and Berk & Herbert, among others. The additional disclosed peer group includes 1st Source Corporation, Ameris Bancorp, City Holding Company, Enterprise Financial Services Corp and First Bancorp, among others. The 2025 Peer Group names 1st Source Corporation, City Holding Company, Enterprise Financial Services Corp, First Busey Corporation and First Financial Bancorp., among others.
What is FB Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 47.9:1, against median employee compensation of $78,634.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Holmes
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
R. Wade Peery
Chief Innovations Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Travis Edmondson
Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Mettee
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Aimee Hamilton
Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Holmes
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Mettee
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
R. Wade Peery
Chief Innovations Officer, SVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Travis Edmondson
Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Hickman
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Holmes
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Mettee
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Travis Edmondson
Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
R. Wade Peery
Chief Innovations Officer, SVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Hickman
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Holmes
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Mettee
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Travis Edmondson
Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Aimee Hamilton
Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Tansil
Chief Business and Operations Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Aimee T. HamiltonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Aimee T. HamiltonRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher T. HolmesPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher T. HolmesRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael M. MetteeRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael M. MetteePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Michael M. MetteeRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott J. TansilPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Scott J. TansilRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott J. TansilRSU◇——◇——◇
Travis K. EdmondsonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Travis K. EdmondsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Travis EdmondsonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Christopher HolmesPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Michael MetteePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Aimee HamiltonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Scott TansilPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Christopher Holmes
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William F. Carpenter III
◇◇———◇◇
Raja J. Jubran
◇◇————◇
Melody J. Sullivan
◇◇————◇
Emily J. Reynolds
◇◇———◇◇
James W. Cross IV
◇◇————◇
James L. Exum
◇◇————◇
James. W. Cross IV
◇◇————◇
C. Wright Pinson
◇◇———◇◇
J. Jonathan Ayers
◇◇————◇
Orrin H. Ingram
◇◇———◇◇
Agenia W. Clark
◇◇———◇◇
R. Milton Johnson
◇◇————◇
J. Henry Smith IV
◇◇————◇
Christopher T. Holmes served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Amerant Bancorp Inc. AMTB
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Bank OZK OZK
  • BankUnited, Inc. BKU
  • Berk & Herbert BHRB
  • Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST
  • Capital City Bank Group, Inc. CCBG
  • Carter Bankshares, Inc. CARE
  • Colony Bankcorp, Inc. CBAN
  • Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH
  • Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. CTBI
  • First Community Bankshares, Inc. FCBC
  • First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. FGBI
  • Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. GSBC
  • Hancock Whitney Corporation HWC
  • Home Bancorp, Inc. HBCP
  • HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. HTBI
  • Investar Holding Corporation ISTR
  • Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. LOB
  • MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. MCBS
  • Primis Financial Corp. FRST
  • Red River Bancshares, Inc. RRBI
  • Republic Bancorp, Inc. RBCAA
  • SmartFinancial, Inc. SMBK
  • Southern First Bancshares, Inc. SFST
  • Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. SMBC
  • Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. SYBT
  • The First Bancshares, Inc. FBMS
  • TowneBank TOWN
Additional disclosed peer group
  • 1st Source Corporation SRCE
  • Ameris Bancorp ABCB
  • City Holding Company CHCO
  • Enterprise Financial Services Corp EFSC
  • First Bancorp FBNC
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Financial Bancorp. FFBC
  • First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • Home Bancshares, Inc. HOMB
  • Origin Bancorp, Inc. OBK
  • Pinnacle Financial PNFP
  • Renasant Corporation RNST
  • Seacoast Banking Corp of FL SBCF
  • ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. SFBS
  • Simmons First National Corp. SFNC
  • Southside Bancshares, Inc. SBSI
  • Trustmark Corporation TRMK
  • United Community Banks, Inc. UCB
  • Veritex Holdings, Inc. VBTX
2025 Peer Group
  • 1st Source Corporation SRCE
  • City Holding Company CHCO
  • Enterprise Financial Services Corp EFSC
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Financial Bancorp. FFBC
  • First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • Home Bancshares, Inc. HOMB
  • Origin Bancorp, Inc. OBK
  • Pinnacle Financial PNFP
  • Renasant Corporation RNST
  • Seacoast Banking Corp of FL SBCF
  • ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. SFBS
  • Simmons First National Corp. SFNC
  • Southside Bancshares, Inc. SBSI
  • Trustmark Corporation TRMK
  • United Community Banks, Inc. UCB
  • Veritex Holdings, Inc. VBTX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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232 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001649749-26-000045
    Votes 42,450,293 28,116 25,555 4,284,021 (4) Non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non Votes
  2. 0001649749-26-000027
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001649749-25-000131
    J. Sullivan 39,561,746 272,556 3,294,650 (2) Non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non Votes
  4. 0001649749-25-000102
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001649749-24-000122
  6. 0001649749-24-000096
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001649749-23-000153
  8. 0001649749-23-000084
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001649749-22-000107
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Peers FB Financial discloses

The companies named in FBK's own disclosed peer group.

Amerant Bancorp Inc.Atlantic Union Bankshares CorporationBank OZKBankUnited, Inc.Berk & HerbertBusiness First Bancshares, Inc.Capital City Bank Group, Inc.Carter Bankshares, Inc.Colony Bankcorp, Inc.Commerce Bancshares, Inc.Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.First Community Bankshares, Inc.First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.Hancock Whitney CorporationHome Bancorp, Inc.HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.Investar Holding CorporationLive Oak Bancshares, Inc.MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.Primis Financial Corp.Red River Bancshares, Inc.Republic Bancorp, Inc.SmartFinancial, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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